Lewisburg Chronicle

Senate.—Mr. Slifer read in place a bill to incorporate the Lewisburg, Centre, and Spruce Creek Railroad Company. The Northumberland Cemetery Company bill passed finally. The House bill to incorporate the Erie City Bank, passed finally, 19 to 9. Also Senate bill to incorporate the Union Bank of Philadelphia, 16 to 9. The Convention to hear proposals for Public Printing, adjourned (for the third time) to 31st inst. Tuesday, March 22. In the House, the afternoon was spent in discussing the bill to recharter the Mechanics' Bank of Philadelphia upon the payment of $125,000, as a bonus, the sum being appropriated to finish the North Branch Canal. Some opposed the Bank, others opposed the Canal, and others still, friendly to both, opposed any such unnecessary linking of two measures, both of which were in themselves right, and would receive their support. The debate was animated, and a decision staved off. In the evening a meeting of Demagogues and Mechanics was held at the Court House, to aid the support of those at Baltimore and elsewhere engaged in a 'strike.' Some $75 were reported as raised, and a much larger amount of gas expended. There are several men employed to travel through the country, to raise all the trouble they can between the employer and employed—the capitalist and laborer—on this 'strike' excitement. These 'strikes' are periodical—but as far as my memory and observation serve, have never effected any general good, but have created much ill will and public losses. If anything in our country 'regulates itself,' it is intelligent labor. In the House, the Erie City Bank bill passed finally—44 to 40. The Bill to incorporate the Lewisburg Savings Institution came up, and after considerable discussion, and the offer and rejection of several amendments, was laid over for the present. In Senate, the bill to subscribe $500 towards Peter A. Brown's work on the breeding or sheep and growing of wool, passed, 15 to 13. A bill was passed for the election hereafter of U. S. Senators on the 2d Tuesday in February, and of State Treasurer on the 3d Tuesday in February. QUIT.